Covishield safe and immunogenic, incident with Chennai volunteer no way induced by it: Serum Institute

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India on Tuesday rejected charges that it’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate ‘Covidshield’ has serious side effects, adding that the incident with the Chennai volunteer is no way induced by the vaccine. In a press note the drug maker said, “Covishield safe & immunogenic. Incident with the Chennai volunteer no way induced by the vaccine. All regulatory & ethical processes & guidelines were followed. Principal Investigator, DSMB & Ethics Committee stated it was non-related issue to vaccine trial.”